PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— HORTICULTURAL BOOKS. 



GENERAL FRUIT AND NUT CULTURE. Eaeh - 



The Principles of Fruit Growing. By Prof. Bailey. A new work and one of the 



most valuable on the subject, science and practice $1.50 



American Fruit Culturist. By J. J. Thomas. 20th edition ; just revised and en- 

 larged. A handbook of everything pertaining to fruit culture 2.50 



The Fruit Garden. By P. Barry. A standard work on fruit nulture by an experi- 

 enced author and nurseryman 1.50 



The Practical Fruit Grower. By C. T. Maynard. Just what the beginner needs 



and the successful man practices 50 



Dwarf Fruit Trees. By F. A. Waugh. Kinds, their advantages for limited 



grounds, Jmnagement, etc 60 



Fruit Harvesting, Storing and Marketing. By Prof. YV augh. A new and prac- 

 tical guide to the picking, sorting, packing, storing, shipping and marketing... 1.00 



Bush Fruits. By Prof. Card, of R. 1. Agricultural College. A new work. Cultiva- 

 tion, varieties, diseases, insects, evaporation, etc., etc . 1.50 



Small Fruit Culturist. By A. §. Fuller. Kewritten, enlarged and up to date; 



propagation, culture, varieties; marketing, etc 1-00 



Citrus Fruits. By Prof. Hume, of Kla. Agricultural Exp. Station. A new and up-to- 

 date work on the culture of oranges, pomelos, shaddocks, citrons, lemons, etc 2.50 



Florida Fruits and How to liaise Them. By H. Harcourt. Cultivation, man- 

 agement, marketing of all fruits adapted to semi-tropical regions in the U. S. ; 

 evaporating fruits and how to use them 1.25 



The Nut Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Propagation, cultivation, marketing of 



nut-bearing trees and shrubs 1 -60 



Nuts for Profit. By J. R. Parry. Germination, budding, grafting, cultivation, har- 

 vesting, marketing, receipts for preparation and serving CO 



CULTURES OF SPECIAL FRUITS. 



Blackberry and Raspberry Culture. By J. F. Littoot. Giving the ^standard 



methods, as well as a new method of increasing production, 25 



Cider Makers' llamlliook. By J. M. Trowbridge. Making and keeping in perfec- 

 tion, based on scientific facts 100 



Cranberry Culture. By J. J. White. Location, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, picking, keeping, etc., etc 1.00 



Grape Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. One of the best works on cultivation and man- 

 agement of hardy grapes 1.50 



Grape Growing and Wine Staking, American. By Prof. G. Husmann. Revised. 

 Garden and vineyard management from planting to harvesting, both in the East, 

 West and California; all about making wine 1.50 



Grape Growers' Guide (under glass). By Wm. Chorlton. Cultivation suited to 



America in warm and cold graperies, construction, heating 75 



Peach Culture. By Hon. J. A. Fulton. Revised. The best work on. growing 



peaches for profit or home use 1.00 



Pear Culture for Profit. By P. T. QtflNN. Soils, preparation, planting, manage- 

 ment, harvesting, marketing 1.00 



Plums and Plum Culture. By Prof. Waugh. Anew and complete manual on all 



known varieties of plums 1-50 



Quince Culture. By W. W. Meech. Revised and enlarged. Varieties, propagation, 



cultivation, diseases, insects and remedies 1.00 



Strawberry Culturist. By A. S. Fuller. Field, garden, forcing and pot culture; 



hybridizing varieties, etc • 25 



Strawberry Culture, The A 16 C of. By T. B. Terry. The latest on this subject 



and by an experienced crower 50 



SHRUBS, TREES AND FORESTRY. 



Practical Forestry. By A. S. Fuller. Varieties, propagation, planting and 



cultivation of both evergreen and deciduous SI. 00 



Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences. By E P. Powell. The planting, 



growth and management for country and suburban homes 50 



Lumber and Log Book. By J. L. Scribner. (New edition.) Quick computation of 



measurement, weight, etc., of lumber in all forms, etc .25 



Manic Sugar and Sugar Bush. By PROF. Cook. How to make maple sugar ; new 



apparatus, etc 3l< 



Evergreens and How to Grow Them. By C.S.Harrison. A manual for the 



amateur: raising and care from seeds or nursery stock for decoration or profit 50 



Our Northern Shrubs and How to Identify Them. By Harriet L. Keeler. 



Describes all shrubs from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. 210 illustrations 2.00 



Our Native Trees and Clow to Identify Them. By Harriet L. Keeler. 350 



illustrations, technically accurate, with descriptions of forest trees 2.00 



AGRICULTURE AND FARM CROPS. 



Farmers' Cyclopedia of Agriculture. By Messrs. Wilcox and Smith, Experiment 

 Station Editors in U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. A thoroughly up-to-date, practical, 

 concise and complete presentation of the whole subject of agriculture, rarm, 

 orchard and garden crops, animals, feeding, dairying, poultry, irrigation, drainage, 

 fertilizing, spraying, etc. 6,000 topics, 700 pages, 5u0 illustrations. Cloth bound, 

 $3.50; half morocco $1.50 



Our Farming. By Terry. The experience of 20 years' successful, up-to-date farm- 

 ing; valuable for reference; no farmer should be without it 1.00 



A Handbook lor Farmers and Dairymen. By F. W. Woll, Professor of Agricul- 

 tural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. A book of reference of great value, 

 facts, tables, formulas, receipts, cultivation of crops, feeding animals, etc 1.50 



Principles of Agriculture. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. The elementary and underly- 

 ing principles; soils, preparation and care; seeds, plants, crops, pastures, etc 1.50 



First Principles of Agriculture. By E. B. Voorhees. A new work, treating on. 



elementary principles of scientific farm practice— from soils to crops and animals. 1.00 



The Book of Alfalfa. By F. D. Coburn. A new and up-to-date work, covering 



the who4e subject 2.00 



Broom Corn and Brooms. By Editors of "American Agriculturist." Raising 



broom corn and making brooms on large or small scale 50 



Cereals in America. By Prof. T. F. Hunt. A comprehensive treatise of wheat, 



maize, oats, barley, rice, Kaffir corn, buckwheat, etc. 1.75 



Clovers and How to Grow Them. ByTnos. Shaw. A new work covering varieties, 



growth, cultivation and treatment 1.00 



The" Book of Corn. By Herbert Myrick. A complete treatise upon the culture, 



uses and marketing of maize in America and elsewhere 1.50 



Cotton. By Prof. Burkett and C. H. Poe. Valuable information for the farmer 



and manufacturer 2.00 



Farm Grasses of the U. S. By W. J. Stillman. Seeding and management of 

 meadows and pastures. Varieties and uses of grasses for different climates, con- 

 ditions and requirements 1.00 



Flax Culture. Culture, harvesting and marketing 30 



Ginseng. Its culture, harvesting and marketing. (New edition.) 50 



Hemp. By S. S. Boyce. Culture for seed and fibre and the various operations 50 



Peanut Plant. Its Cultivation and Uses, By B. W. Jones. Instructs the begin- 

 ner how to raise good crops 50 



Soiling Crops and the Silo. By Prof. Thos. Shaw. The growing and feeding of 

 all kinds of soiling crops, conditions to which they are adapted, plan of rotation, 

 building and filling the silo, feeding ensilage, etc 1.50 



Soiling. Ensilage and Stable Construction. By F. S. Peer. System of raising 



nutritious food, increasing the number of stock and enriching the soil 1.00 



Sugar Beet, The. By L. S. Ware. Varieties, soils, tillage, harvesting; the indus- 

 try in Europe, etc 3.50 



Silage, Ensilage and Silos. By Manly Miles. Practical treatise on ensilage of 



fodder, corn, etc 50 



Tobacco Culture. Full practical details by 14 experienced growers in different seo 



tions of the country 25 



Tobacco Leaf. By Killebrew and Myrick. Culture, harvesting, curing, packing, 



selling and manufacturing. Every process in field, barn and factory made plain 2.00 



Wheat Culture. By P. S. Curtiss. Yield, varieties, improved machinery, etc 50 



SOILS, MANURES, DRAINAGE, IRRIGATION. Eacn - 



The Soil. By Prof. King. Its nature, composition, functions, relations r,o plant 



life and principles of management . . . .- $1.50 



The Fertility of the Land. By Prof. Roberts. Valuable to every tiller of the soil ; 



controlling and increasing fertility through management of soil, water, rotation 1.50 



Fertilizers. By Prof. E. B. Voorhees. A valuable contribution to the subject ; the 

 underlying principles of soils and fertilizing ; the requirements of important 

 crops, and the best fertilizers to use for them 1.50 



Farming with Green Manures. By Dr. C. Harlan. The advantage of soiling 



and green manuring ; details of practice and effects 1.00 



Farm Drainage. By H. F. French. The principles, processes and effects of drain- 

 ing land with stones, wood, plows, open ditches, and especially with tiles 1.00 



Irrigation and Drainage. By Prof. F. H. King. The relationship between hand- 

 ling soil water, soil culture, and effect, methods of securing favorable physi- 

 cal conditions of soil for must profitable crop results 1.50 



Tile Drainage. By W. J. Chamberlain. The experience of forty year& oy a practi- 

 cal agriculturist who lias laid la miles of tiles .35 



Irrigation Farming. By Lute Wilcox. The application of water in the produc- 

 tion of crops, appliances, principles and advantages. 3.00 



DAIRYING AND DAIRY FARMING. 



Principles of Modern Dairy Practice. American edition by F. W. Woll, Pro- 

 fessor of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Wisconsin. Bacteria and their 

 relations to new methods of dairying, from the udder to butter and cheese ..... $2.00 



Dairying 1 for Profit: or, the Poor Man's Cow. By Mrs. M. E. Jones, Judge of 

 Dairy Products at the World's Fair, Chicago, 1893. Should be in the hands of 

 every one having anything to do with dairying. Cloth 50 



A B C in Cheese "Making. By J. II. Monrap. Home cheese making; Chedder, 



French Cream, Neufchatel and skim milk cheese 50 



Butter and Butter Making. By W. F. Hazard. Producing and marketing. 25 



Dair> man's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A trustworthy handbook, covering the 



entire subject, with latest approved methods 1.50 



FARM ANIMALS AND LIVE STOCK. 



Animal Breeding. By Prof. Thos. Shaw. This new book is the most complete 



and comprehensive work ever published on the subject of which it treats $1.50 



Feeds and Feeding. By Prof. W. A. Henry. A new and up-to-date handbook 



for stock raisers ; the acknowledged standard work on this subject 2.00 



Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. By Prof. Jas. Law. Prevention of disease in do- 

 mestic animals, as well as remedies and treatment 3.00 



Shepherd's Manual. By Henry Stewart. A valuable treatise on sheep for 



American farmers; breeds, breeding, management and diseases 1.00 



Swine Husbandry. By F. D. Coburn, Revised and enlarged edition. Breeding, 



rearing, management, diseases, prevention, treatment 1.50 



Home Pork Making. By A. W. Fulton. Raising, slaughtering, curing, preserving 



and storing pork product, including receipts for cooking and serving 50 



The Family Horse. By G. A. Martin. Stabling, care, feeding, working, driving. 1.00 



The Saddle Horse. Riding, training and feats under saddle 1.00 



How to Handle and Educate Vicious Horses. By O. R. Gleason 50 



Scientific Horseshoeing. By Prof. Russell. Leveling, balancing, diseases, etc. . . . LOO 



Dogs of Great Britain, America aril Other Countries. Breeding, training, 



management, diseases, noted dogs, best hunting grounds, etc 1.50 



Cats, Domestic and Fancy. By J. Jennings. Varieties, breeding, management, 



diseases, remedies, exhibiting, judging 1.00 



Practical Rabbit- Keeper. By CUPICULUS. Species, raising for pleasure or profit ; 



courts, warrens, hutches, fencing, etc 1 .50 



POULTRY, BIRDS AND BEES. 



The New Egg Farm. By H. H. Stoddard: The production of eggs and poultry on 



a large scale for market. Everything is told, from the choice of breeds for 

 different climates, the incubator, brooder, brooder cellars, laying houses, run 

 yards, to management, feeding and marketing. 331 pages, 150 illustrations 



Poultry Architecture. By G. B. Fisk- All about the construction of poultry build- 

 ings of all grades, styles and classes; coops; locations, etc. 125 pages. Illustrated. 



Farm Poultry. By G C. Watson. Describes everything connected with the poultry 

 industry for the fanner and amateur; breeds, buildings, incubating, brooding, 

 feeding, etc. Illustrated. 311 pages , 



The Art of Poultry Breeding. By J. H. Davis. Invaluable to the amateur on the 

 science of outcrossing in breeding, etc 



Prolits in Poultry and Profitable Management. The experience of practical 

 men in all departments ; useful and ornamental breeds 



Practical Poultry Keeper. By L. Wright. A complete and standard guide for 

 domestic use, market and exhibition 



The American Standard of Perfection. (Adopted by American Poultry Assn.) 

 Descriptions of recognized breeds, judges' instructions, etc. New edition 



Poultry Craft. By J. H. Robinson. A new and complete work for beginners as well 

 as the experienced. New edition 



S<|u:ili» for Profit. By Rice and Cox. A new work exhaustively covering the 

 subject in 1 >0 pages 



Diseases of Poultry. By Dr. D. E. Salmon. Hygienic requirements; specific 

 diseases and treatment 



Pocket-Money Poultry. By Myra V. Norys. Especially written for women 



live Hundred Questions and Answers in Poultry liaising. Also feed, care, 

 diseases, eggs, incubation, buildings, etc 



Capons for Profit. By T. greiner. How to make and manage; plain instructions 

 for beginners. New edition 



Turkeys and How to Grow Them. By Herbert Myrick. and Essays from Prac- 

 tical Growers. History, breeds, successful manngen ent. etc 



Duck Culture. By Jas. Rankin. Natural and artificial. New edition 



incubators and Their Management. By J. H. Sutcliff 



Canary Kirds. A manual of information 



Diseases or Cage Birds. By W. T. Green. Causes, symptoms, treatment" ......... 



Pigeon-Keeping for Amateurs. By J. C. Lyell. A complete guide 



Pigeon Queries. By E. E. Quick. Questions and answers on numerous topics per- 

 taining to the breeding and care of pigeons, with descriptions and breeds 



American Bird Fancier. By - Messrs. Browne and Walker. A complete manual 

 on breeding and rearing song and domestic birds 



A B C of Bee Culture. By A. I. Koot. A cyclopaedia on bees, honey, hives, imple- 

 ments, honey plants, etc 



Quinby's New Bee-Kecpiug. By L. C. Boot. The mysteries explained ; 60 years' 

 experience; latest discoveries and inventions 



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HOUSEHOLD BOOKS. 



Canning and Preserving, By Mrs. Borer. . How to can fruits and vegetables, 

 make preserves, marmalades, fruit butter ; dry fruits and herbs 



New Salads. By Mrs. Rob.ee. Salads for dinners, luncheons, suppers, receptions, 

 odd salads, Ceylon salads, etc 



The Century Cook Book. A new book compiled with great care arid illustrated 

 with ISO photographic reproductions of dishes. cookinprTmplements, etc. 600pages. 



1 raetieal Cooking and Serving. By Janet Mackenzie Hill, of the Boston Cooking 

 School. Up to date and comprehensive; a 'liberal education" in the selection, 

 cooking and serving of food ; it is for the novice and expert alike, and the two 

 hundred colored and half-tone illustrations (including pictures of utensils, tables 

 for every sort of meal, decorations for festal occasions, dishes ready for serving, 

 etc..) are absolutely invaluable to every housekeeper 



Common Sense In the Household. New and revised edition. A manua'l of prac- 

 tical housewifery 



Everybody's Paint Book. All about polishing, painting, staining, kaisomining- 

 renovating furniture, etc 



The Language of Flowers. By J. Ingrahah. includes floral' poetry! " 



Cane Basket Work. By Annie Frith. Weaving fancy "and "useful 'baskets':' 



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